University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada (M.A. in Political Science - 1970; L.L.B. - 1973)

CAREER: Philip won the Cipriani Memorial Scholarship in 1965 after topping the list of students who took the Caribbean-wide high school examination. Upon completing law school, she practiced law in Canada for ten years while completing two books of poetry. She terminated her law practice in 1983 and concentrated on a career in writing. The following is a list of her books of poetry:

1980 - Thorns

1983 - Salmon Courage

1988 - She Tries Her Tongue; Her Silence Softly Breaks

In addition to writing poetry, Philip also wrote two novels: "Harriet's Daughter" (1988); and "Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence" (1991). She was made a Guggenheim Fellow in 1990 and a McDowell Fellow in 1991. She wrote numerous articles and short stories, and her short story "Stop Frame" was published in 1994. She wrote the play "Coups and Calypsos" in 1999.

AWARDS:

1965 - Cipriani Memorial Scholarship

1988 - Casa de Las Americas Prize (for the manuscript version of "She Tries Her Tongue; Her Silence Softly Breaks")